Below is a list of how Canadian golfers fared across the major professional tours the week prior.
PGA TOUR
K.H. Lee eagled the 12th hole to take the lead for good on his way to a final round 63 and a one-shot victory over hometown favorite Jordan Spieth at the Byron Nelson. The 30-year-old South Korean joins Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson as the only repeat winners at the event. Spieth finished a stroke ahead of Hideki Matsuyama and Sebastian Munoz. Xander Schauffele had a career-best 61 and tied for fifth with Ryan Palmer and Justin Thomas. …For just the second time this season Adam Svensson shot the same score in three of the four rounds played
POS | SCORES | TOTAL | |
T69 | Adam Svensson | 69-69-71-69 | -10 |
T73 | Michael Gligic | 72-67-70-70 | -9 |
MC | Mackenzie Hughes | 68-73 | |
MC | Roger Sloan | 71-72 | |
MC | Nick Taylor | 72-72 | |
MC | Adam Hadwin | 74-72 |
NEXT EVENT: PGA Championship (May 19)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Corey Conners, Adam Hadwin, Mackenzie Hughes,
LPGA TOUR
Minjee Lee made her only three birdies on the back nine of the final round but it was enough to hold off Lexi Thompson by two strokes in the Cognizant Founders Cup. It was her first victory of the year and seventh career LPGA title. Thompson, looking for her first LPGA Tour win since 2019, rallied from three down to grab a share of the lead with a birdie on No. 10. However, she closed with six straight pars for a final round 69. It was Thompson’s second runner-up finish in six events.
POS | SCORES | TOTAL | |
MC | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 73-71 | |
MC | Maddie Szeryk | 73-71 |
NEXT EVENT: Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play (May 25)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Maude-Aimee Leblanc
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Steve Stricker went wire-to-wire for a six stroke victory at the Regions Tradition, his fourth PGA Tour Champions major title. It was his second Tradition win and came in his third event since returning from a six-month absence due to health reasons. Paidrag Harrington bridied the final two holes to finish in second place. Steven Alker was in a five-way tie for third. He has finished four straight tournaments in the top three, winning twice. …Mike Weir snapped a streak of two straight top 20 finishes. …Stephen Ames posted his lowest result in eight starts this year
POS | SCORES | TOTAL | |
T40 | Mike Weir | 72-74-73-67 | -2 |
T45 | Stephen Ames | 76-73-72-66 | -1 |
NEXT EVENT: KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship (May 26)
CANADIANS ENTERED: TBA
KORN FERRY TOUR
Anders Albertson two-putted for birdie on the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Korn Ferry Tour points leader Carl Yuan in the Visit Knoxville Open. It was his first tour win since 2018. It was the sixth time in the first 12 events this season the margin of victory was one stroke, while another three events were decided in a sudden-death playoff. …After finishing 15 under par in his first event, Albin Choi is a combined 17 under par in his last four weekend starts
POS | SCORES | TOTAL | |
T71 | Albin Choi | 67-68-71-72 | -2 |
MC | David Hearn | 72-68 | |
MC | Stuart Macdonald | 70-72 |
NEXT EVENT: AdventHealth Championship (May 19)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Albin Choi, Stuart Macdonald, Ben Silverman
EUROPEAN TOUR
Sam Horsfield carded a final round 68 to win the Soudal Open by two strokes. It was his third European tour title, and first since 2020. Ryan Fox, the overnight leader, needed a birdie on the final hole to force a playoff but made bogey to finish in a tie for second with Yannik Paul. Horsfield is two weeks into his return to the tour following a three-month injury layoff. There were no Canadians entered in the event.
NEXT EVENT: Dutch Open (May 26)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Aaron Cockerill